Leisure Assistant – Casual Hours

Quarry Swimming & Fitness Centre, Shropshire

Salary - £7.83 per hour

Have you recently secured or hold a NPLQ qualification and now looking for your next lifeguarding challenge? If so then this could be the right opportunity for you!

Serco are seeking a Leisure Assistant to assist, monitor and supervise customers in wet recreational activities at Quarry Swimming and Fitness Centre, the role will require the successful applicant to work on a casual hours contract which will be on a as and when basis. Shifts can include earlies, lates and weekends.

As the Leisure Assistant you will have specific responsibilities for providing clean and safe recreational facilities and activities and for ensuring that customers enjoy themselves. The main purpose of the role is to work within the wet area of the centre where you will provide support and safety for various age groups covering all kinds of water based activities.

 Key Responsibilities:

• Provide clean, safe, warm, friendly and fun facilities and activities
• Provide a friendly and welcome service to all customers
• Maintain a full product knowledge of the services available at the centre and advise customers accordingly

  

Skills, Experience and Qualifications:

 Qualifications

• NPLQ Lifeguarding Qualification (Essential)

Essential Skills

• Lifeguarding experience
• Good customer care skills
• Good communication skills
• Health & Safety training/awareness
• The ability to deal with customers of all age groups and levels of ability

 Personal Attributes

• Excellent customer care skills
• Strong communication skills
• Health & Safety training/awareness
• The ability to deal with customers of all age groups and levels of ability

On occasion we receive significantly more applicants than expected for some vacancies and under such circumstances we reserve the right to bring forward the closing date of the advertisement. We therefore strongly advise you to apply for the role promptly to avoid disappointment should the closing date be brought forward.

Serco is committed to equal opportunities and requests any potential applicant to contact the Serco Recruitment Team on 0345 010 4000 as soon as possible if an applicant has any additional queries, requirements or will need additional time in submitting an application should the closing date of the advertisement be brought forward.